Mel's Box of Chocolates

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In case you didn't know today is the last day of 2008. *actually now that this post is finally ready to be published there are less than 4 hours until the new year. Anyways. Another year. Gone. I remember thinking how crazy my parents were when they always talked about how fast time went by when to me, as a child, it seemed to drag on forever. Now that I am (ahem) older I find myself complaining of the same thing. You blink and the day, week, year, is over. For our family 2008 was a pretty good year. I decided to follow the blog back in time to remember the memories we created this past year. Here are a few of my blog highlights... January: I Started the year with some new goals of course losing weight was at the top of the list. I worked my butt off tackling my National Boards , but with a new style February: I went on my first teacher conference to sunny Florida without the kids, came back to enjoy a family night out at Disney on Ice , and learned that "E" does not sta...

Today we are saying goodbye to Christmas 2008. The tree has already been disassembled with the ornaments packed away. Toys have been put in their rooms (not put away there, but small steps people) Time to start the hunt for Christmas decor to put in their bins for next year. Adios Christmas! Hello New Year. What about you? Have you started taking down your Christmas decorations? If not, when do you usually put things away? Don't forget to visit 5minutesformom to see what people have been tackling. Subscribe in a reader Follow me on Twitter

I just had to share some conversations I've had with Dylan and Zoe... Me: Dylan, don't you want to go sit on Santa's lap with sister? D: No, he is fake anyways Me: (thinking Oh No this is it, I have to confess) Why do you say that? D: Well everybody knows that all these Santas's in the malls and stores are fake. The real Santa is way too busy at the North Pole so they deliver all the messages to him. Me: Oh I see. D: Yeah, and I already told one fake Santa what I want so I don't have to tell another one. **************************************************************************************** Scene: Zoe and I are walking into the grocery store. Me: Shoot, I forgot my cell phone in the car (it had my grocery list in it) Z: That's okay mommy I have mine and you can use it. Zoe proceeds to pull out her Princess phone from her little purse and hands it too me. Z: There now you can call anybody. Go ahead. Call them. Why yes, I did make a few phone calls from the ...

From our family to yours... We wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a New Year overflowing with blessings and happiness! Subscribe in a reader Follow me on Twitter

The reindeer have been fed... The cookies and milk ready with a note to Santa included... All that's left to do is dream of those sugar plums... which I'll get to as soon as I figure out what the heck they are! Subscribe in a reader Follow me on Twitter

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